# East Wicklow (UK Parliament constituency)

East Wicklow, a division of County Wicklow, was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, represented in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From 1885 to 1922 it returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Until the 1885 general election the area was part of the Wicklow constituency. From 1922 it was not represented in the UK Parliament, as it was no longer in the UK.

## Boundaries

This constituency comprised the eastern part of County Wicklow. In 1918, the boundary of the constituency was expanded to include that part of the Bray urban district transferred from County Dublin to County Wicklow under the 1898 Local Government (Ireland) Act.
1885–1918: The baronies of Arklow, Newcastle and Rathdown, and that part of the barony of Ballinacor North contained within the parish of Calary.
1918–1922: The existing East Wicklow constituency, together with that part of the existing South Dublin constituency contained within the administrative county of Wicklow.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1885 | William Joseph Corbet | Nationalist |
| | 1890 | William Joseph Corbet | National League (Parnellite) |
| | 1892 | John Sweetman | National Federation (Anti-Parnellite) |
| | 1895 | Edward Peter O'Kelly | National Federation (Anti-Parnellite) |
| | 1895 | William Joseph Corbet | National League (Parnellite) |
| | 1900 | Denis Joseph Cogan | Nationalist |
| | 1907 | John Muldoon | Nationalist |
| | 1911 | Anthony Donelan | Nationalist |
| | 1918 | Seán Etchingham | Sinn Féin |
| 1922 | 1922 | UK constituency abolished | UK constituency abolished | UK constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1880s

1885 general election: East Wicklow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | William Joseph Corbet | 3,385 | 77.2 | |
| | Irish Conservative | George Tottenham | 1,000 | 22.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,385 | 54.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,385 | 78.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,569 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) | Irish Parliamentary win (new seat) |
1886 general election: East Wicklow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | William Joseph Corbet | 3,101 | 75.9 | −1.3 |
| | Irish Conservative | George Tottenham | 984 | 24.1 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,117 | 51.8 | −2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,085 | 73.4 | −5.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,569 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | −1.3 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

1892 general election: East Wicklow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | John Sweetman | 1,433 | 38.0 | N/A |
| | Irish Unionist | Robert Halpin | 1,225 | 32.5 | +8.4 |
| | Irish National League | William Joseph Corbet | 1,115 | 29.6 | −46.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 208 | 5.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,773 | 82.3 | +8.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,583 | | |
| | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |
Sweetman resigns to re-stand as a Parnellite Nationalist, prompting a by-election.
By-election, 1895: East Wicklow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National Federation | Edward Peter O'Kelly | 1,253 | 34.7 | −3.3 |
| | Irish National League | John Sweetman | 1,191 | 33.0 | +3.4 |
| | Irish Unionist | George Tottenham | 1,165 | 32.3 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62 | 1.7 | −3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,609 | 80.9 | −1.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,461 | | |
| | Irish National Federation hold | Irish National Federation hold | Swing | −3.4 | |
1895 general election: East Wicklow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish National League | William Joseph Corbet | 1,295 | 35.7 | +6.1 |
| | Irish Unionist | George Tottenham | 1,208 | 33.3 | +0.8 |
| | Irish National Federation | Francis Arthur O'Keeffe | 1,127 | 31.0 | −7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 87 | 2.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,630 | 81.4 | −0.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,461 | | |
| | Irish National League gain from Irish National Federation | Irish National League gain from Irish National Federation | Swing | +2.7 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

1900 general election: East Wicklow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Denis Joseph Cogan | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,827 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
1906 general election: East Wicklow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Denis Joseph Cogan | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,954 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
Cogan resigns, causing a by-election.
By-election, 1907: East Wicklow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | John Muldoon | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,991 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |

### Elections in the 1910s

January 1910 general election: East Wicklow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | John Muldoon | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,710 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
December 1910 general election: East Wicklow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | John Muldoon | 2,384 | 65.2 | N/A |
| | Irish Unionist | Hugh Melville Howard | 1,275 | 34.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,109 | 30.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,659 | 77.7 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,710 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Swing | N/A | |
Muldoon resigns, prompting a by-election.
By-election, 1911: East Wicklow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Anthony Donelan | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,875 | | |
| | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold | Irish Parliamentary hold |
1918 general election: East Wicklow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Sinn Féin | Seán Etchingham | 5,916 | 53.9 | New |
| | Irish Unionist | Alexander Parker Keene | 2,600 | 23.7 | −11.1 |
| | Irish Parliamentary | Denis Joseph Cogan | 2,466 | 22.4 | −42.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,316 | 30.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,982 | 72.1 | −5.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,241 | | |
| | Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary | Swing | N/A | |